Hawker Centres Operating 24 Hours a Day

Debated in Parliament on 19 Nov 2018.

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Only one hawker centre in Singapore, at Our Tampines Hub, operates 24 hours a day, with about 20% of its 42 stalls running round-the-clock.
The 24-hour operation was set up due to community demand but is being reassessed as patronage has not met expectations.
The National Environment Agency manages 114 hawker centres, and no other centres are currently operating 24 hours.
Both hawkers and the operator are recalibrating the arrangement based on the lower-than-expected demand.
The 24-hour model is a unique case and not widespread across other hawker centres managed by the NEA.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (a) how many hawker centres are currently operating 24 hours a day; and (b) in each of the hawker centres which are currently operating 24 hours a day, what is the percentage of the stalls which are actually operating 24 hours a day over the total number of stalls in the respective hawker centres.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Of the 114 hawker centres managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and NEA-appointed operators, only the hawker centre at Our Tampines Hub (OTH) operates 24 hours a day. On average, about 20% of its 42 stalls operate 24 hours a day. This was in response to requests from the community for a 24-hour hawker centre. But as the demand from patrons has not materialised, both hawkers and the operator are recalibrating the arrangement.

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Only one hawker centre in Singapore, at Our Tampines Hub, operates 24 hours a day, with about 20% of its 42 stalls running round-the-clock.
The 24-hour operation was set up due to community demand but is being reassessed as patronage has not met expectations.
The National Environment Agency manages 114 hawker centres, and no other centres are currently operating 24 hours.
Both hawkers and the operator are recalibrating the arrangement based on the lower-than-expected demand.
The 24-hour model is a unique case and not widespread across other hawker centres managed by the NEA.

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Hawker Centres Operating 24 Hours a Day

Debated in Parliament on 19 Nov 2018.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Only one hawker centre in Singapore, at Our Tampines Hub, operates 24 hours a day, with about 20% of its 42 stalls running round-the-clock.
The 24-hour operation was set up due to community demand but is being reassessed as patronage has not met expectations.
The National Environment Agency manages 114 hawker centres, and no other centres are currently operating 24 hours.
Both hawkers and the operator are recalibrating the arrangement based on the lower-than-expected demand.
The 24-hour model is a unique case and not widespread across other hawker centres managed by the NEA.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Only one hawker centre in Singapore, at Our Tampines Hub, operates 24 hours a day, with about 20% of its 42 stalls running round-the-clock.
The 24-hour operation was set up due to community demand but is being reassessed as patronage has not met expectations.
The National Environment Agency manages 114 hawker centres, and no other centres are currently operating 24 hours.
Both hawkers and the operator are recalibrating the arrangement based on the lower-than-expected demand.
The 24-hour model is a unique case and not widespread across other hawker centres managed by the NEA.

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Hawker Centres Operating 24 Hours a Day

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Hawker Centres Operating 24 Hours a Day

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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